Inhaltsangabe

Doug Stanhope is one of the most critically acclaimed and stridently unrepentant comedians of his generation. What will surprise some is that he owes so much of his dark and sometimes uncomfortably honest sense of humor to his mother, Bonnie. It was the cartoons in HER Hustler magazine issues that molded the beginnings of his comedic journey, long before he was old enough to know what to do with the actual pornography. It was Bonnie who recited Monty Python sketches with him, who introduced him to Richard Pryor at nine years old, and who rescued him from a psychologist when he brought that brand of humor to school. And it was Bonnie who took him along to all of her AA meetings, where Doug undoubtedly found inspiration for his own storytelling.

Bonnie's own journey from bartending to truck driving, massage therapy, elder abuse, and stand-up comedy and acting never stopped her from being Doug's genuine number one fan. So when Bonnie's alcoholic, hoarding life finally came to an end so many weird adventures later in rural Arizona, it was inevitable that Doug and Bonnie would be together for one last journey.

Digging Up Mother follows Doug's absurd, chaotic, and often obscene life as it intersects with that of his best friend, his biggest fan, and the love of his life: his mother, Bonnie. And it all starts with her death - one of the most memorable and amazing farewells you will ever hear.

BONUS: As fans of his stand-up and listeners of his podcast will attest, Doug is not a "by-the-book" type of guy. This audiobook is no exception. In what he refers to as the "director's cut commentary," Doug forgoes the confines of a straight-read and creates a truly unique listening experience, going off-script to riff throughout its sections and bringing in a cast of colorful characters – childhood friends, his podcast co-host, and fellow comedians and musicians – to voice letters from teachers and guidance counselors, diary entries from his mother, and even old homework assignments. Additionally, Doug has several of the folks mentioned in the book expound on and give their version of events and stories, often remembered quite differently. The result is a wildly fun audiobook that's as distinct as the comedian's own brand of humor.

A special note from the author:

Good news for all my blind and/or illiterate fans! The audio version of my book Digging Up Mother is now available on Audible!

It's read podcast-style by myself and the golden-throated Chad Shank and features guest performances from those who appeared in the book, dropping in to share their own blurred memories of our sloppy pasts and ugliest stories. Guests include my childhood delinquent partner in crime Chris O'Conner, and Greg Chaille, Bingo, Mat Becker, Sarah Hyland (now Sarah HylanDER) and more.

Doug Stanhope has been drunkenly stumbling down the back roads and dark alleys of stand-up comedy for over a quarter of a century, roads laden with dank bars, prostitutes, cheap drugs, farm animals, evil dwarfs, public nudity, menacing third-world police, psychotic breaks, sex offenders, and some understandable suicides. You know, just for levity. While other comedians were seeking fame, Stanhope was seeking immediate gratification, dark spectacle, or sometimes just his pants.

5 out of 5 stars

super funny tale oft a drunkerd mongoloid genius.

Von
Dr. Med Schardmann
Am hilfreichsten
29.06.2018

12 Rules for Life

An Antidote to Chaos

Autor:
Jordan B. Peterson

Sprecher:
Jordan B. Peterson

Spieldauer: 15 Std. und 39 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
582

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
526

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
522

What are the most valuable things that everyone should know? Acclaimed clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson has influenced the modern understanding of personality, and now he has become one of the world's most popular public thinkers. In this book, he provides 12 profound and practical principles for how to live a meaningful life, from setting your house in order before criticising others to comparing yourself to who you were yesterday, not someone else today.

5 out of 5 stars

A timely book - thinking with a Nietzschean Hammer

Von
Henrik
Am hilfreichsten
24.01.2018

Life

Autor:
Keith Richards

Sprecher:
Johnny Depp,
Joe Hurley,
Keith Richards

Spieldauer: 23 Std. und 5 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4 out of 5 stars
45

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
30

Geschichte

4 out of 5 stars
30

With the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the riffs, the lyrics and the songs that roused the world, and over four decades he lived the original rock-and-roll life: taking the chances he wanted, speaking his mind, and making it all work in a way that no one before him had ever done. Now, at last, the man himself tells us the story of life in the crossfire hurricane. And what a life....

4 out of 5 stars

Unterhaltsam – aber Vorsicht, deutsche Hörer

Von
Sascha
Am hilfreichsten
12.11.2013

Rabbit

The Autobiography of Ms. Pat

Autor:
Patricia Williams,
Jeannine Amber

Sprecher:
Patricia Williams

Spieldauer: 7 Std. und 23 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

5 out of 5 stars
2

Sprecher

2.5 out of 5 stars
2

Geschichte

5 out of 5 stars
2

One of five children, Pat watched as her alcoholic mother struggled to get by on charity, cons, and petty crimes. At age seven, Pat was taught to roll drunks for money. At 12, she was targeted for sex by a man eight years her senior; by 13, she was pregnant. By 15, Pat was a mother of two. Alone at 16, Pat was determined to make a better life for her children. But with no job skills and an eighth-grade education, her options were limited. She learned quickly that hustling and humor were the only tools she had to survive.

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

Autor:
Mark Manson

Sprecher:
Roger Wayne

Spieldauer: 5 Std. und 17 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
1.845

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
1.663

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
1.656

For decades we've been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F*ck positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let's be honest, shit is f*cked, and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn't sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is - a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck is his antidote to the coddling, let's-all-feel-good mind-set that has infected modern society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up.

5 out of 5 stars

If I only had listened to this two years earlier...

Von
Samuel
Am hilfreichsten
08.05.2017

Modern Romance

An Investigation

Autor:
Aziz Ansari

Sprecher:
Aziz Ansari

Spieldauer: 6 Std. und 14 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
83

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
78

Geschichte

4 out of 5 stars
77

At some point every one of us embarks on a journey to find love. We meet people, date, get into and out of relationships, all with the hope of finding someone with whom we share a deep connection. This seems standard now, but it's wildly different from what people did even just decades ago. Single people today have more romantic options than at any point in human history. With technology, our abilities to connect with and sort through these options are staggering. So why are so many people frustrated?

3 out of 5 stars

Guter Zeitvertreib

Von
Amazon Kunde
Am hilfreichsten
24.04.2017

This Is Not Fame

A "From What I Re-Memoir"

Autor:
Doug Stanhope

Sprecher:
Doug Stanhope,
Chad Shank,
full cast

Spieldauer: 11 Std. und 15 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
7

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
7

Geschichte

5 out of 5 stars
7

Doug Stanhope has been drunkenly stumbling down the back roads and dark alleys of stand-up comedy for over a quarter of a century, roads laden with dank bars, prostitutes, cheap drugs, farm animals, evil dwarfs, public nudity, menacing third-world police, psychotic breaks, sex offenders, and some understandable suicides. You know, just for levity. While other comedians were seeking fame, Stanhope was seeking immediate gratification, dark spectacle, or sometimes just his pants.

5 out of 5 stars

super funny tale oft a drunkerd mongoloid genius.

Von
Dr. Med Schardmann
Am hilfreichsten
29.06.2018

12 Rules for Life

An Antidote to Chaos

Autor:
Jordan B. Peterson

Sprecher:
Jordan B. Peterson

Spieldauer: 15 Std. und 39 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
582

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
526

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
522

What are the most valuable things that everyone should know? Acclaimed clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson has influenced the modern understanding of personality, and now he has become one of the world's most popular public thinkers. In this book, he provides 12 profound and practical principles for how to live a meaningful life, from setting your house in order before criticising others to comparing yourself to who you were yesterday, not someone else today.

5 out of 5 stars

A timely book - thinking with a Nietzschean Hammer

Von
Henrik
Am hilfreichsten
24.01.2018

Life

Autor:
Keith Richards

Sprecher:
Johnny Depp,
Joe Hurley,
Keith Richards

Spieldauer: 23 Std. und 5 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4 out of 5 stars
45

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
30

Geschichte

4 out of 5 stars
30

With the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the riffs, the lyrics and the songs that roused the world, and over four decades he lived the original rock-and-roll life: taking the chances he wanted, speaking his mind, and making it all work in a way that no one before him had ever done. Now, at last, the man himself tells us the story of life in the crossfire hurricane. And what a life....

4 out of 5 stars

Unterhaltsam – aber Vorsicht, deutsche Hörer

Von
Sascha
Am hilfreichsten
12.11.2013

Rabbit

The Autobiography of Ms. Pat

Autor:
Patricia Williams,
Jeannine Amber

Sprecher:
Patricia Williams

Spieldauer: 7 Std. und 23 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

5 out of 5 stars
2

Sprecher

2.5 out of 5 stars
2

Geschichte

5 out of 5 stars
2

One of five children, Pat watched as her alcoholic mother struggled to get by on charity, cons, and petty crimes. At age seven, Pat was taught to roll drunks for money. At 12, she was targeted for sex by a man eight years her senior; by 13, she was pregnant. By 15, Pat was a mother of two. Alone at 16, Pat was determined to make a better life for her children. But with no job skills and an eighth-grade education, her options were limited. She learned quickly that hustling and humor were the only tools she had to survive.

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

Autor:
Mark Manson

Sprecher:
Roger Wayne

Spieldauer: 5 Std. und 17 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
1.845

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
1.663

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
1.656

For decades we've been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F*ck positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let's be honest, shit is f*cked, and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn't sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is - a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck is his antidote to the coddling, let's-all-feel-good mind-set that has infected modern society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up.

5 out of 5 stars

If I only had listened to this two years earlier...

Von
Samuel
Am hilfreichsten
08.05.2017

Modern Romance

An Investigation

Autor:
Aziz Ansari

Sprecher:
Aziz Ansari

Spieldauer: 6 Std. und 14 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
83

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
78

Geschichte

4 out of 5 stars
77

At some point every one of us embarks on a journey to find love. We meet people, date, get into and out of relationships, all with the hope of finding someone with whom we share a deep connection. This seems standard now, but it's wildly different from what people did even just decades ago. Single people today have more romantic options than at any point in human history. With technology, our abilities to connect with and sort through these options are staggering. So why are so many people frustrated?